Passport Application- New – Renewal – Lost Passport Typing

Who can Apply?

  • If the applicant is a Bangladeshi origin national living in United Kingdon or Ireland having required documents to prove his/her Bangladeshi origin.
  • If the applicant is a Newborn of a Bangladeshi origin.
  • If the applicant has an Existing MRP which has a validity less than 1 Year. We will not be able to receive any E-Passport application if the existing MRP has a validity more than one year.
  • If the applicant has an E-Passport which has a validity of less than 1 year.
  • If the applicant has an old styled Handwritten Bangladeshi passport.
  • If the applicant lost the previous handwritten passport/MRP/E-Passport but has a copy of it. In that case a lost report reference letter lodged in the UK police department will be mandatory.
  • The applicants must have a Bangladeshi National Id card (NID) or a 17 digit online verifiable Birth Registration Certificate (English Version) to apply for an E- Passport. If the application is with a Birth Registration Certificate, the BRC must be online verifiable and must contain English data. Please verify this from https://everify.bdris.gov.bd/
  • We will not be able to process an E-Passport application with a Birth Certificate which is issued from Dhaka South City Corporation after 2022.

Note: Please check the document requirement section to check the eligibility. Click here.



Application Process:

Steps of e-Passport application process

  • Step 1: Applicants must lodge their application online. Please apply online at https://epassport.gov.bd/landing.
  • Step 2: Appointment Booking: Applicants must make an appointment before visiting the High Commission. The appointment can be booked from the same portal after you have submitted the application.
  • Step 3: Biometric Enrolment Applicants are required to appear in person on the date and time of appointment at the High Commission to submit their fingerprint, iris scan and signature. Although children under 6 years of age will be exempted from biometrics but under 6 children including new-born must visit the High Commission on the date of passport application submission with a 3R: 89 × 127 mm (3.5 in × 5 in) size lab printed photo.
  • Step 4: Payment: The online payment option is not applicable for Bangladeshi mission abroad. On the day of the appointment Payments should be made using a credit card/Debit Card at the E-Passport counter. We will not accept any cash or postal order payment at the counter.
  • Step 5: After the payment is made the applicants biometric (Fingerprints, Iris) will be captured and documents will be scanned, and the applicant will be handed over an enrolment slip.
  • Step 6: Ready and Collection: Once the application is completed the applicant will be handed over an enrolment slip which will be required during passport collection. Email Notification will be sent to the applicant once the passport is ready for collection. The collection time will be from 11.00 AM to 12.30 PM and from 2.00 PM to 4.30 PM any working day after you get the email notification or see the tracking status as ‘Your passport is ready for issuance’

Tracking the Application


Required Documents

Category 1: E-Passport Application from Bangladeshi Machine-Readable Passport (MRP)/E-Passport:

Apply from https://epassport.gov.bd/landing

Appointment Booking: : Applicants must make an appointment before visiting the High Commission. The appointment can be booked from the same portal after you have submitted the application.

On the date of appointment, the applicant needs to bring the following documents:

  • 1. Original Bangladeshi National ID card (NID)/Original of 17-digit signed Bangladeshi Birth Registration Certificate [English version will be required]. For Birth Certificate please make sure this is online verifiable from https://everify.bdris.gov.bd/ and English data is available. Please bring both the signed original Birth Registration Certificate and the verified copy. If the applicant does not have a Bangladeshi Birth Certificate, the BRC application can be made from this link: https://bhclondon.org.uk/birth-registration.
  • 2. If your MRP/EPP was made with National ID Card (NID), the applicant must bring NID. You need to check the Personal Number Field of your passport to make sure whether the passport was made with NID or BRC.
  • 3. Print the online completed form with barcode and the summary sheet with appointment. Please apply online via https://epassport.gov.bd/landing.
  • 4. The applicant must bring the Existing original MRP/E-Passport. If the applicant lost his previous MRP/E-Passport, in that case, the applicant must bring a photocopy of the MRP/E-Passport and a lost report reference letter lodged in the UK police department will be mandatory.
  • 5. Proof of Address of the Applicant.
  • 6. If your marital status is changed from your previous MRP you must bring your Marriage Certificate/Divorce Certificate. If the marriage was conducted in the UK/Ireland, a Registered Marriage Certificate will be required. We do not accept Muslim Marriage Certificate. Any divorce must be solemnised by the court if the divorce was conducted in the UK.
  • 7. If the applicant is a British/Irish/Any other country passport holder, the original British/Irish /Any other country passport will be necessary.
  • 8. If the applicant is a full-time student and wants student discount fee the applicant must provide a Student ID card/School-University letter/CAS Letter where the enrolment starts, and end date is clearly mentioned. A primary/secondary school students also need to provide Studentship evidence in a paper format. This may include school letter/result sheet where students name is clearly mentioned. Please check this link for our Student discount policy.
  • 9. Presence of the applicant during the enrolment is mandatory regardless of age.

Category 2: For First Bangladesh Passport (Newborn of Bangladeshi origin/Bangladeshi origin of any age born in the UK and never had a Bangladeshi passport)

Apply from https://epassport.gov.bd/landing

Appointment Booking: Applicants must make an appointment before visiting the High Commission. The appointment can be booked from the same portal after you have submitted the application.

On the date of appointment, the applicant needs to bring the following documents:

  • 1. Original Bangladeshi National ID card (NID)/Original of 17-digit signed Bangladeshi Birth Registration Certificate [English version will be required]. For Birth Certificate please make sure this is online verifiable from https://everify.bdris.gov.bd/ and English data is available. Please bring both the signed original Birth Registration Certificate and the verified copy. If the applicant does not have a Bangladeshi Birth Certificate, the BRC application can be made from this link: https://bhclondon.org.uk/birth-registration.
  • 2. Print the online completed form with barcode and the summary sheet. Please apply online via https://epassport.gov.bd/landing.
  • 3. Original UK/Irish Birth Certificate/Any other country Birth Certificate [if the applicant is born in the UK or Ireland or any other country]
  • 4. 3R: 89 × 127 mm (3.5 in × 5 in) size lab printed white background photo for the applicant up to 6 years of age. [The photo should not be older than 3 months] (2 copies). The child should wear a colourful dress. The background of the photo must be white and the background should be cover at least 40% area of the whole photo. Both the ear of the child should be visible.
  • 5. Parents’ original MRP / Parents’ Old styled handwritten Bangladeshi passport/ Parents’ e-Passport / Parents’ Bangladeshi National ID card (NID) is mandatory.
  • 6. Proof of Address will be required.
  • 7. If the applicant is married and wants to include spouses name in the passport, the applicant must bring the registered Marriage Certificate.
  • 8. For the adult applicant (Over 18 Years of age) who never had a Bangladeshi passport need to provide a basic DBS check from the UK authority.
  • 9. If the applicant is a British/Irish/Any other country passport holder, the original British/Irish /Any other country passport will be necessary.
  • 10. If the applicant is a full-time student and wants student discount fee the applicant must provide a Student ID card/School-University letter/CAS Letter where the enrolment starts, and end date is clearly mentioned. A primary/secondary school students also need to provide Studentship evidence in a paper format. This may include school letter/result sheet where students name is clearly mentioned. Please check this link for our Student discount policy.
  • 11. Presence of the applicant during the enrolment is mandatory regardless of age.

Category 3: E-Passport Application from Bangladeshi Handwritten Passport

Apply from https://epassport.gov.bd/landing

Appointment Booking: : Applicants must make an appointment before visiting the High Commission. The appointment can be booked from the same portal after you have submitted the application.

On the date of appointment, the applicant needs to bring the following documents:

  • 1. Original Bangladeshi National ID card (NID)/Original of 17-digit signed Bangladeshi Birth Registration Certificate [English version will be required]. For Birth Certificate please make sure this is online verifiable from https://everify.bdris.gov.bd/ and English data is available. Please bring both the signed original Birth Registration Certificate and the verified copy. If the applicant does not have a Bangladeshi Birth Certificate, the BRC application can be made from this link: https://bhclondon.org.uk/birth-registration.
  • 2. Print the online completed form with barcode and the summary sheet. Please apply online via https://epassport.gov.bd/landing.
  • 3. Original of Old styled handwritten Bangladeshi passport will be required. If the applicant lost his previous Handwritten passport, in that case, the applicant must bring a copy of the previous handwritten passport and a lost report reference letter lodged in the UK police department will be mandatory.
  • 4. Proof of Address of the Applicant.
  • 5. If the applicant is married and wants to include spouses name in the passport, the applicant must bring the Marriage Certificate.
  • 6. If the applicant is a British/Irish passport holder, the Original of British/Irish passport will be necessary.
  • 7. If the applicant is a full-time student and wants student discount fee the applicant must provide a Student ID card/School-University letter/CAS Letter where the enrolment starts, and end date is clearly mentioned. A primary/secondary school students also need to provide Studentship evidence in a paper format. This may include school letter/result sheet where students name is clearly mentioned. Please check this link for our Student discount policy.
  • 8. Presence of the applicant during the enrolment is mandatory regardless of age.

Bangladesh Passport Online Check:

Click on the following link to check passport online in BD.

https://www.epassport.gov.bd/authorization/application-status

  • Check the status of your application by entering either Application ID (e.g. 4000-100000000) you find on the Delivery Slip you received from the Passport Office
  • Or enter Online Registration ID (OID) from your online application (e.g. OID1000001234)
  • Select date of birth
  • Click on the Checkbox that you are not a robot
  • Finally click on CHECK button

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